vermeidevsvermeidenConfusable pair

Which to use

“vermeide” and “vermeiden” are a confusable German pair: similar on the page, but distinct in meaning, check the gloss before you choose.

#38,492
“vermeide” frequency rank
#2,369
“vermeiden” frequency rank
40861
confusion score

Side-by-Side Comparison

Feature vermeide vermeiden
Definition 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präsens Aktiv des Verbs vermeiden etwas wenn möglich nicht tun; so handeln, dass etwas möglichst nicht passiert

Where the eye mixes vermeide and vermeiden

Muted = shared; highlighted = the visual trap. They share 8 letters in sequence. vermeide runs 8 letters (CVCCVVCV) against vermeiden's 9 (CVCCVVCVC) - the length gap alone is often enough to separate them once you know to check it.

8 ch
vermeide
9 ch
vermeiden

Look-alike desk: vermeide vs vermeiden

A purely visual mix-up. vermeide ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯də]) and vermeiden ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dn̩]) are said differently, so reading them aloud is the quickest way to catch the wrong one. On the page they stay close: they differ by 1 extra letter(s) - “vermeide” sits inside “vermeiden”. Our composite confusion score for this pair is 40861, derived from the frequency rank of both members and their visual similarity.

vermeide is recorded at frequency rank #38,492, classified as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯də]. vermeiden is at rank #2,369, tagged as averb, pronounced [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dn̩].

Glosses for this pair are partially populated in our dataset, but the full side-by-side definitions above should still guide you to the right choice.

With a confusion score of 40861, this pair ranks #1,496,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs - roughly mid-pack for confusability.

Orthographic DNA of vermeide vs vermeiden

Shared letters: deimrv. Private to "vermeide": -. Private to "vermeiden": n.

"vermeide" · 8 letters · shape CVCCVVCV  ·  "vermeiden" · 9 letters · shape CVCCVVCVC

Known mistypes of this pair

  • vermeideevrmeide · vemreide · veremide · vermedie · vermeidde · vermeied · vermiede · vermmeide
  • vermeidenevrmeiden · vemreiden · veremiden · vermedien · vermeidden · vermeidenn · vermeidne · vermeiedn

Frequently Asked Questions

Is swapping "vermeide" for "vermeiden" ever safe?
No. They are said differently ([fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯də] versus [fɛɐ̯ˈmaɪ̯dn̩]) and carry different meanings; reading the sentence aloud is usually enough to catch the wrong one.
Frequency check: "vermeide" vs "vermeiden" - which ranks higher?
"vermeiden" is the more common of the two: it sits at frequency rank #2,369 in our German list, against #38,492 for "vermeide". That is a wide gap, so in ordinary text the rarer spelling is the one worth double-checking.

After this comparison

Eye-level mix-up between "vermeide" and "vermeiden" is sorted above. Next: full entries or other pairs that share a letter shape.

  • Full dictionary entry for "vermeide" with definition, IPA, and generated misspellings. Word entry
  • Full dictionary entry for "vermeiden" - compare definitions side by side with the headword page. Word entry
  • This pair ranks #1,496,201 of 2,006,359 scored German confusable pairs in this corpus vintage. Corpus statistics
  • "vermeide" and "vermeiden" also get mixed up with nearby pairs, the highest-scored neighbour is "vermeide vs verteile". Nearby pair
  • Recorded mistypes exist for at least one side of this pair, useful when a spell-checker or OCR lands on the wrong form. See mistypes

Confusion rank #1,496,201 of 2,006,359 scored German pairs, corpus vintage 2026-09-03, not spelling advice.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list